Cue up the funeral march: Dan’s Deals reports that Dell.com is discontinuing the sale of many third-party peripherals. Things like Bose headphones, Google Pixel Buds, Logitech mice, and most Pixel Watches are now gone from Dell.com and will not be returning. That’s a huge bummer for those of us who have become accustomed to buying those things from Dell to use up semi-annual Dell credits.
Dan’s Deals reports having reached out to Dell after a reader tipped them off that Dell was no longer selling Bose headphones or earbuds. We’ve sometimes seen things like that go in and out of stock over time, but Dell confirmed to Dan’s Deals that they have discontinued the sale of a number of third-party peripherals with the following statement:
Over the past three years, we invested extensively in building our Client Peripherals. As a result, throughout the summer we discontinued a number of third-party peripherals sold on Dell.com. We will continue to sell third-party products in complementary categories that align closely to our business.
Dan reports that Bose speakers will still be sold through Dell, but headphones and earbuds are already gone. Gone too are Google Pixel Buds and Logitech mice (I have a box at home with several sets of Pixel Buds Series A and a few Logitech Performance MX mice as I like both products and wanted backups for when I inevitably break or lose one in transit. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to restock those in the future.
I’m guessing that quite a few third-party items that are still on the website are living on borrowed time. If you’re sitting on Dell credits to use and you had anticipated using them on non-Dell products, you might want to consider placing an order sooner rather than later. I’m about to order some Nintendo Switch games that I’d anticipated buying closer to the holidays — while the prices aren’t great and those items may stick around on Dell, I’d rather use up some credits now on something I know I’m going to buy than be stuck with an even more limited selection in a few months’ time.
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